# Dhantari Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhantari

Dhantari is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,216 people in 740 households**, the 10th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 3,216people (2011)
- 740households
- 87.9%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhantari

Of every 100 households in Dhantari in 2011, 44 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhantari · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****43%**

**47%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhantari?

■ Dhantari · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**962

Working population ****41.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 84.6% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 225 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (26%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 359 (27%) · **■** Marginal 378 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Habra - II

- Matiagachha3,509 people
- Dogachhia3,423 people
- Putia3,382 people
- Bagpul3,315 people
- Pumlia3,151 people
- Suria3,137 people
- Daulatpur3,102 people
- Sendanga3,075 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhantari?3,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhantari in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhantari?87.9% (Census 2011)